Community Cafe Assistant
Location: Peterborough
Salary: £23,088 per annum
Full time 37 hrs
Monday – Thursday (Apply online only), Friday (Apply online only)
We are looking to recruit for a Community Café Assistant to work within our Westraven Community Café in Westwood. Our café is open to all visitors in the local community, providing affordable, quality, healthy food and provides a community pantry with low-cost food.
If you take pride in delivering great customer service and would like a rewarding role that supports the local community and you have the experience mentioned below, we would love to hear from you.
In this role you will:
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Provide support to the Café Manager and Assistant chef in the day-to-day running of the Community Café.
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Ensure safe and hygienic food preparation, cleaning and clearing of both the back and front of house areas of the café in line with standard processes and protocols.
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Provide friendly and professional customer service at all times when dealing with both internal and external customers.
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Work alongside Café Volunteers and members of the community including children, the elderly and vulnerable people.
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Support all events and activities delivered by the Community Café and/or Garden where required as directed by the Community Projects Manager.
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Help to build and maintain strong links with the community, ensuring opportunities are communicated to the Chef Manager or Community Project Manager.
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Ensure that environmental awareness plays a key part in the day-to-day activities to ensure that the café continues to be sustainable.
We are looking for someone with:
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Experience of working within a food preparation environment with a strong understanding of good Food Hygiene practice.
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An understanding of excellent customer care.
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Experience of working in a customer facing role.
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The ability to work under pressure
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The skills to build strong positive relationships with all involved with the Community Café
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this position